| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | vs Butler (6-5, 4-4) | W 52-17 | 8.27 | 4.32 | +3.94 | 97.85%
| +1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | L 14-38 | 4.64 | 6.67 | -2.03 | 8.98%
| -1 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Southeast Missouri State (4-7, 3-4) | W 29-28 | 5.77 | 5.81 | -0.05 | 48.77%
| +2 |
| Oct 3October 3 | at Missouri State (1-10, 0-8) | W 56-28 | 6.25 | 4.47 | +1.78 | 87.92%
| +2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at #9 South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) | L 7-24 | 4.73 | 5.42 | -0.68 | 33.03%
| -1 |
| Oct 17October 17 | vs Southern Illinois (3-8, 2-6) | W 39-36 | 7.10 | 6.30 | +0.81 | 69.74%
| +1 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs #8 North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) | L 14-28 | 3.94 | 4.79 | -0.85 | 29.20%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at #3 Illinois State (10-3, 8-1) | L 24-27 | 5.27 | 6.09 | -0.83 | 29.79%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at #20 Northern Iowa (9-5, 5-4) | L 13-59 | 5.13 | 4.71 | +0.42 | 60.50%
| -5 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs Western Illinois (7-6, 5-4) | L 30-37 | 5.27 | 6.24 | -0.97 | 26.53%
| +1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs Youngstown State (5-6, 3-5) | W 27-24 | 4.24 | 4.19 | +0.06 | 51.46%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 3-5 | 5.55 | 5.43 | +0.119 | 5.44-5.56 (-0.44) | +4 |